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It feels like they will be pulling from fonts, graphics, etc... that currently exist to create the new EN package. That said, I wouldn't be surprise that whatever the end result is, it will align with the website, app, O&Os, etc.. And even if it doesn't, I don't think it will be a big deal given that a change in both graphics and music is to be expected. That's a perfect way to put it. I don't know if there is a market for long-form story-telling (outside of 60 minutes). I'm curious of what they will come up with.

Chuck Todd is apparently leaving NBC News at the end of his contract.

From watching KCAL News for a short while this evening, it appears as if they have given -- and deservedly so -- many of their general assignment reporters a break, as I have seen a parade of out-of-town reporters report from the field tonight. They, along with the other out of town reporters that I have seen on the other local stations in town, have done a fantastic job. Quite a few of them, in fact, appear seasoned enough to report from the No. 2 market full time, in my opinion.

Among all the broadcast network evening newscasts, the "CBS Evening News," along with the other CBS News programs, for that matter, has the most stolid and the least sensationalistic feel to them to me, as well. In some ways, it has reminded me of "PBS NewsHour" for a long time now.

Just did a scan- since any LA Fire coverage interests me more than my local news. Unless KNBC is still live OTA, their website is streaming the "Peacock Edition" of an earlier newscast. KTLA is the only station still going with live continuing coverage. That said, with curfews in place, little to be able to show on TV this time of night, probably not the worst idea to let everyone try to get a little sleep unless the winds suddenly kick back up. EDIT: KTLA's newscast just ended as well.

That's one way to sit out a non-compete while still working and not having to move, considering the WBNS/WKYC common ownership.

That reporter and some others may care too much with how they appear on camera. I live nearly 30 miles away to the south in Orange County. And, while we are not being impacted as severely as those in L.A. County, I am not taking my chances and am wearing an N95 mask when I'm outdoors for now.

Pardon my OCD, but if the shot is going to be that wide she might as well be centered at the desk. Also, the L3 ribbon does not align with the Local 33 logo bug. The Louisiana First News branding feels very Gray Television. Studio loks great though.

All stations are pretty much live and you can expect the first network prime time back after the holidays is not happening for the O&O's. This is where you see everyone on high alert. (Nine-box image from Geo on Discord) ETA - KABC deferred to WNT at 6:30, came back at 7, with the game shows moving to Localish. Fox 11 saying 'all night' with their coverage. 8pm, nobody went to network and KTLA is now simulcasting on NewsNation. FNC and CNN have been in and out, MSNBC more out than not.

The 4th Hour goodbye I thought was the best part of the Hoda tributes.

Might want to go back and do a little editing to better sell your opinion.

They've been in Washington since 2019 so it's been a while!

I do know one thing about this-- it will make it where all three major network broadcasts are from New York again (don't know how long it lasted in Washington with O'Donnell).

I think the CBS Evening News may be the best network broadcast, both journalistically and aesthetically. And Nora O'Donnell is polished, polite, and professional. I just don't understand why they are making these talent changes. Well, nevermind, I guess it all comes down to the ratings and the demographics. But I thought Nora otherwise was doing an excellent job. In previous generations, growing up, my preferred news anchors were Walter Cronkite, Dan Rather, and then I transitioned to Peter Jennings.

I get the impression that the EN is trying to reinvent itself as a newspaper for TV.

It'll be interesting to see what the Republican-controlled FCC has to say about it...

Looks like when the new CBS Evening News launches on the 27th, they'll be a graphics refresh of sorts. Also, nice to see a promo where there isn't much focus on the anchors, which kinda makes sense considering the new multi-anchor setup.

I would imagine Savannah might try Nightly if Lester retired. But everything points to Tom Llamas being Lester's replacement.

C'mon now... NBC can't do worse than the goodbye for Ann Curry's 15 years on the show... Tom's busy with "Top Story" on the streamer while he waits for Lester to retire. No way he left his gig at ABC to not eventually get the Nightly News chair.

Just curious- if anyone has insight- on how gathering info via helicopter is being worked out... There was the story earlier this week that a drone interfered with a copter working on putting out the fires, and I see this morning that KTLA is making use of "Sky 5" as a split screen during morning press briefings. Are stations sharing a helicopter to reduce interference with the firefighting effort? Are news stations keeping well away and zoomed in like all hell? You can see it on the faces and hear it in their voices that anchors and reporters are all getting fatigued (also- camera operators and producers!) All of the reporting and news gathering I have watched this week has been an all-star effort from all the news teams.

Variety ran a story today on how the local stations have been covering this. They talked to several reporters and general managers about several topics. Variety | L.A. Reporters Cover Devastation in Their Own Neighborhoods During Wildfires: ‘Feels Like a Nightmare’ and ‘Fatigue Is Setting In’ While ABC's Josh Haskell was reporting Tuesday night, he was also trying to get his parents evacuated out of the area. He's been working 15 hour days and is really worried about breathing in the air/his health but feels it's his responsibility to be reporting Enrique Chiabra was on air and announcing the Runyon Canyon evacuations, realized he lived in that zone and walked off the set and headed home Stations had started preparing for this over the weekend working out their gameplans Station execs estimate they're probably taking a six-figure hit or more between the wall-to-wall coverage and overtime pay. They aren't worried about it right now and expect to make it up over the next 12 months KTLA almost had to evacuate during the Runyon fire and if they did, they had a full production truck on standby if needed. Their plan was to stay on tv any way they could They noted the long hours and the fatigue that's setting in with everyone and how support from other markets are coming in to help with the load

And of course Kathie Lee Gifford returned to honor Hoda in the fourth hour, where she hosted originally before Jenna Bush Hager. Jenna does a nice job, but I still think I enjoyed the original pairing of KLG and Hoda the best. I kind of thought they might have Tom Llamas take over for Hoda on Today but perhaps they are saving him for when Lester retires from Nightly News. I wonder if he or someone else will show up as a supporting 3rd host as Craig Melvin has done previously.

NBC's Fire and Ash: Devastation in LA was a really comprehensive break down of the entire situation. I especially liked the beginning In which Lesther narrated the timeline of how the fires started and got their names. Keith Morrisons poetic editorial on the magic of LA was especially poignant.

I agree. I just got out of a hospital stay on Veteran's Day weekend because of a bronchitis issue that greatly affect my breathing. I won't get into particulars as to why, but I've had some shortness of breath issues on and off since birth, although I've managed to live a normal life thanks to treatments, medicine, and exercise. Even heading outdoors these few days, I wear a mask each time I'm out and about. Honestly, I really wish we can get some rain out here right now...it's usually this time of year that L.A. gets its share of wet weather, and surely any day soon, it'll come. Sure as hell would be of some use for these firefighters.

I can’t help but wonder if people are taking too big a risk of not wearing a mask at all times. Just because you may not be directly near a fire doesn’t mean the air is safe to breathe in. It would be a different story if it rained at some point to cleanse the air. Plus, I saw a reporter from KTLA touching burnt debris with his bare hands. I can understand getting caught up in the moment, if you will, but people really need to be careful.

CBS did have DuBois on the ground for tonight's CBS Evening News.

With everything popping off in the news from Jimmy Carter's funeral, to the Trump sentencing, to the LA wildfires, in hindsight this would have been the perfect start for the new news team. If they aren't already, it would be smart to have either DuBois or Dickerson on the ground reporting from the fires or the other two major events to ease their audience in. It's hard to believe this anchor transition is happening in just over two weeks.

Not local definitely none of the New York local news stations except for WNJU stayed on the air commercial free for those 6 days. It was mostly network and cable that stayed on continuously with no interruption. No local station can sustain being on air for that long of a time. When Hurricane Florence hit NC my local stations did maybe 2 1/2 days if I recall for coverage straight 24/7 maybe 3 days. After Hurricane Harvey I heard KTRK did 5 days non stop but 6 days is impossible at some point the GM has to say hey we’re losing to much money, we have to cut off. Keep in mind LA stations are also loaning crews from their sister stations look I have no business or finance degree but that a lot of upkeep. This is not gonna outdo 9/11, if there already breaking the revolving door will come for the other stations. Tommorow the fire will be manageable.

I was wondering the exact same thing, especially in this era of broadcast cutbacks: How much do no commercials impact them? Not only that, commercials also serve as a moment for staff to gather themselves and take a breather. But again in the grand scheme of things the fires are more important. When record keepers say 9/11 had the "longest continuous coverage" I wonder if they're specifically referring to the major broadcast television networks, and perhaps the news cable networks.

WABC did take a break in the overnight hours when 9/11 happened. In fact they weren’t even on 24/7. Yeah a lot of money will be lost in ad revenue. But they have big budgets though this ain’t some smaller market station.

After the success of its first Election Special (with a reach of ~4m viewers), Amazon is interested in continuing its news relationship with Brian Williams. https://variety.com/2025/tv/news/amazon-plans-push-tv-news-brian-williams-election-special-1236269304/

I know the above refers to Tuesday night's coverage, but it was basically the same last night as well. It'll probably be the same tonight, too. But in addition to MSNBC and NBC News Now both airing reruns from earlier in the evening, CNBC was airing reruns of...Shark Tank. The smart thing would have been for either NBC News Now or CNBC -- or both -- to dump those reruns and simulcast KNBC, at least until their respective normal live morning programming starts.

As a lifelong resident in the Los Angeles media market, the past 30-plus hours has been some of the best coverage from all L.A. local television stations I've seen ever! Essentially, all local stations have had continous coverage and have bypassed network programming since the morning hours Monday.

In all fairness to you, we all criticize shows etc on this message board that we don't like. Yes, everything is not for everybody but we are all free to point out things about a show that we think are not good. The View sustains an audience which justifies its expansion from a ratings and financial standpoint, but I totally understand your frustration with the show. It went from a show about multigenerational women talking about life and a variety current events, to mostly middle-aged women parroting/arguing over one sided talking points while hiring an outrageous conservative to stir the pot and gang up on. But as others appointed out we are free to not watch.

What’s not to get? The audience for the show likes the show. Not every show is for every person. This isn’t yours? Awesome. But it is for someone else, and that’s what matters.

I'm watching KNBC right now and they mentioned they are committed to 24 hour coverage and they are borrowing reporters from across the country to help with coverage. Right now they have Dave Summers from KNSD reporting in Altadena.

There have been quite a few times during non regular hours (weekends/overnight) when MSNBC ignored breaking news and I checked to see if NBC News Now was at least covering it and nope, no coverage on NBC News Now either. This was really bad though, this wasn't an international story other news channels ignored, it's a major event happening in the Los Angeles market everyone else was covering live. It also seems crazy to me that the priority of NBC News Now seems to be producing newscasts air that weekdays at the same time and basically compete against shows like the Today show, NBC Nightly News, and MSNBC Reports but does nothing live for west coast primetime or the weekend even if there is breaking news (unless the story is big enough to justify an NBC News Special Report which is then simulcast on the main NBC network)

I would think, especially for the streaming channels, that moments like these would be when they get the most viewers. How many people are making a habit to regularly tune into a bland streaming newscast at a certain time every weekday? Especially when they are competing directly against so many other newscasts on other channels. Major news happens after hours. Lots of news happens on weekends when the major networks are pre-empting all their newscasts all day for non-stop sports all day/night. There is a major over saturation of news on weekdays during the day and then there is a massive void of live news available on weekends and west coast primetime.

It is one disappointing aspect of MSNBC - not covering live breaking news as strongly as others. I'm also not sure what is up with NBC News yesterday. Even their coverage of President Jimmy Carter's arrival in DC, memorial at the Navy Memorial, and procession to the Capitol was minimal and focused only on the rotunda ceremony. ABC and CBS both had more comprehensive coverage. As a NBC viewer, I was disappointed.

Massive fires happening in southern California. In the 9:00pm PT hour, CNN has live coverage, FOX News has live coverage, NewsNation is simulcasting KTLA, ABC News live is simulcasting KABC. CBS News 24/7 is live simulcasting KCAL MSNBC is airing repeats. I don't see how MSNBC can argue this doesn't impact its core audience. A left wing cable news channel has no viewers in California? Nobody who watches MSNBC cares about a major climate disaster in California? NBC News Now is just as bad. They are also airing a repeat of Top Story with Tom Llamas covering the fire from earlier in the day. When MSNBC is spun off it will be hard to argue how bad losing access to NBC News will really be when this is how they are covering major breaking news with access to NBC News. Maybe they can partner with a news org that is more committed to providing breaking news coverage because NBC News clearly isn't very good at providing coverage of breaking news when it happens outside of regular eastern times.

All stations are/were wall to wall. It's pretty bad out here right now. I'm in the Inland Empire area of SoCal and the winds haven't been this bad in years. I was in Riverside this afternoon when the Palisades fire broke out. Turned my iHeart app on KTLA who started breaking coverage at that time. Got home (I usually WFH) around 1pm and all stations were in rolling coverage. Thus far, all stations are definitely serving the public. Coverage has been top notch. Grades, ratings don't matter when lives are in danger, but KTLA and KNBC have been top notch.

I wouldn't want an affiliate/local station to have to spend any time/resources doing packages for the network (particularly breaking news). Their primary focus should be on serving their local communities first. In this case, it made perfect sense to go with WDSU until they could get a network crew down to New Orleans. Plus, it very important that networks send anchors and/or correspondents around the country/world to develop connections (at the local level) to better serve their audience. While they can't truly compete with a local station, getting to know people, etc.. on the ground is invaluable.

Money is always the cowards way out.

According to a couple of sources. I don’t want to get into particulars.

Congrats to Jim Nantz who is currently calling his 500th game right now with the Bills/Broncos matchup. https://sports.yahoo.com/cbs-jim-nantz-reach-rare-221034183.html

KTTV, KCBS/KCAL, KABC all went to normal late night programming early Friday. KNBC stayed on the air live, as far as I know. They've been mentioning how many consecutive hours they've been live, so I anticipate a marketing campaign around that soon.

Snow coverage from January 6, 2025

NBC was also pretty late coming into Jimmy Carter's *lying in state* coverage with a special report. NBC News now was just running it as a headline but not doing full-blown coverage until a Special Report at about 4:00 p.m. Eastern. In all fairness ABC and CBS were covering it, so there were options, but it was still surprising. Overall fantastic and compelling coverage from all stations especially KTTV and KABC. This is more dramatic than any hurricane coverage I've ever seen.

KTLA is always so good at providing extensive breaking news coverage. They were also great covering the 2017 fires with live non-stop coverage all night long right into the morning. They are basically by default an all news channel and spend more time covering actual news than any of the cable news channels. Couldn't agree more about NewsNation. I doubt very few if anyone in LA watches NewsNation to begin with, but this is the worst time for Nexstar to force promote the channel. If NewsNation actually had something of value for LA viewers then I could understand, but this is not the time.

Agreed! And KLTA has been phenomenal tonight (Just what I've left the TV on at this point... Tired of clicking around) But... Get rid of the NewsNation bar- With all of the life and death info right now that needs to be displayed on the L3 and ticker- this is just distracting clutter and to be honest, no one in LA is watching NewsNation tonight when the headline is their own backyard.